1000+ CAT Verbal Ability Questions and Answers - 1

Question: 1

Laser is a(an) _____ of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.

(A) malaprop

(B) homonym

(C) acronym

(D) collocation

Question: 2

The doctor _____ the patient from taking certain medicines.

(A) prohibited

(B) prescribed

(C) proscribed

(D) banned

Question: 3

The accused denied having committed the crime but could advance no sound arguments to _____ the charges.

(A) reproof

(B) refute

(C) repress

(D) refuse

Question: 4

It is equally important to _____ one’s goal, as it is to set one.

(A) prove

(B) establish

(C) realise

(D) obtain

Question: 5

Mounting unemployment is the most serious and _____ problem faced by India today.

(A) intractable

(B) unattainable

(C) unpopular

(D) profound